Qu Tanzhou
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In this Chinese name, the family name is Qu.
Qu Tanzhou (Chinese: 曲探宙) is the director of the Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration.[1] [2]
In 2007 Qu Tanzhou was the director of China's Polar Office of the State Oceanic Administration.[3]
According to an article published in the January 2010 edition of The Age, Qu Tanzhou was part of a high-level delegation of senior officials that traveled to the Antarctic, led by Xu Shaoshi, China's Minister for Land and Resources.[1] The delegation travelled aboard the Xue Long , China's icebreaker.
Jo Chandler, writing in The Age, interviewed Qu when he visited Australia's Antarctic Casey Station.[1]
- "At this stage, we are paying attention to climate and environmental change ... [looking at] oceanography, geography, [evidence of] meteorites."
- "Also, we are here about the potential of the resources and how to use these resources."
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c Jo Chandler (2010年01月07日). "China flags polar resource goals". The Age . Retrieved 2010年01月14日.
- ^ "Qu Tanzhou Interview: China's Growing Contribution to International Polar Research". International Polar Foundation. 2008年01月29日. Archived from the original on 2010年07月20日. Retrieved 2010年01月14日.
- ^ "Antarctic expedition in full swing in greeting International Polar Year". China People's Daily. 2007年11月08日. Retrieved 2010年01月14日.